Overview
- The 1.98m timber barrier fronts a home on St Lawrence Road at a key entrance to Chepstow near the A48 Highbeech roundabout.
- Councillors rejected the retrospective application, with three members opposing the refusal and one abstaining.
- Planning officers said replacing the hedge damaged the area’s open character and that a bird box and bug hotel were not adequate ecological mitigation.
- Neither the council’s highways team nor the Welsh Government raised objections related to the adjacent A48.
- The proposal drew support from Conservative councillor Paul Pavia, Chepstow Town Council and the only responding neighbour, who described the fence as modern but respectable.